All Things New
Rev 21:2-5 (ESV)
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making
- God is in a process since the beginning of making all things new
- Since the fall of man we have needed God to renew us
- Make us like new – Restore us to the blueprint
- We all have places in us that need God’s restorative power.
- Since the fall of man we have needed God to renew us
What does it mean to make all things new?
Isaiah 43:1 (ESV)
1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have
The one who created you
The one who
To Redeem
To buy back: repurchase b: to get or win back
To free from what distresses or harms: a: to free from captivity by payment of ransom
- b : Help to overcome something detrimental
- c : to release from blame or debt
- d : to free from the consequences of sin
- To change for the better: reform
- To repair, restore
- To free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby b (1) : to remove the obligation of by payment (2) : to exchange for something of value c : to make good : fulfill
To atone for: expiate (1) : to offset the bad effect of (2) : to make worthwhile : retrieve
- God’s desire is to bring life to the dead places in us & we can work with God or Against Him
Psalms 1:1-6 (ESV) Devo on Project 51
1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his
- Blessed is the guy
- Who chooses to do life God’s Way
- Who removes himself from ungodly situations
- Who stifles or bows out of gossip and undermining conversations
- Who goes to the trouble of FINDING and DOING what pleases God.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In
4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. \
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
This is a season that God wants to make all things new in your life
God wants to do some things in your life to bring fruitfulness
- Fruitfulness comes through blessing
- Blessing comes through planting
- Why do we see people start out new with good intentions but wither 6 months in?
- Chose a place to plant that is limited in water
Jesus and His House is the place that has enough water to sustain even in the dry seasons.
- Decided half way in that they didn’t need water
If we forget our need for Jesus in 2024 were in trouble
Remember what it was like without Him
Ex. In a financial Jam and come to Jesus, get a job & vanish
If we are to participate in the miraculous, the blessing and the fruitfulness that God wants for us and our families:
- To make sure we are planted in the right place
- The place we are planted determines where we will draw our water (life source) from
- Good water cannot come from a bad source
- To make sure we are planted in the right place
If we want to work with God to make all things new:
Realize that poisoned water can’t satisfy a spiritual thirst
Stop drawing poisoned water from the wrong places
Decide that I want the life and the fruitfulness that God has for me.
Decide to plant where the living water is! God’s House.
Begin to draw life from the well of Living Water - JESUS